Jose G. Villalta v. B. Cates

Case 8:21-cv-01624-MCS-ADS Document Filed 03/25/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE G. VILLALTA, Case No. 8:21-01624-MCS (ADS)

Petitioner,

ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING

v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS

B. CATES,

Respondent.

15 I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition”) filed by Petitioner Jose G. Villalta (“Petitioner”). (Dkt. No. 1.) On January 6, 2022, the Court issued an Order Regarding Screening of Petition (“OSP”) because Petitioner failed to pay the requiring filing fee or submit a completed IFP request and because the Petition appears to be unexhausted and untimely. (Dkt. No. 5.) Although Petitioner did pay the filing fee on January 28, 2022, he did not file a response to the substantive issues raised by the OSP by the February 7, 2022 deadline. (Id.) As a result, on February 23, 2022, the Court issued an…